Big Bear Mountain Resort, CA, Makes History with Dual Skiing and Mountain Biking Closing Weekend For the first time in its history, Big Bear Mountain Resort gave guests the chance to ski and mountain bike on the same weekend—a rare and uniquely Southern California feat. As the snow continued to melt under warm spring sunshine, the resort kept its ski operations running at Bear Mountain while launching the mountain bike season early at Snow Valley […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 22, 2025 0 Comments
Southern California Ski Areas Receive Record-Breaking 6-8 Feet of Snow Over The Last Week Mountain High Resort averages 67″ of snowfall a season. Last week, the Southern California ski area located in the San Bernardino Mountains received a 93″ storm total, or nearly 8 feet of new snow. It’s the largest snowstorm in recent history for the ski area. Mountain High has been closed for the past three days due to too much snow and […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | March 1, 2023 0 Comments
Los Angeles Receives 1st Ever Blizzard Warning As Unprecedented Winter Storm Sweeps SoCal Los Angeles, CA, has been hit with a blizzard warning as one of the worst winter storms of the 21st century is sweeping across Southern California. According to the Iowa Mesonet dataset, this appears to be the first-ever Blizzard warning Los Angeles has ever seen. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: 2-4+ FEET for California This Weekend Most of the U.S. is experiencing a […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 23, 2023 3 Comments
Big Bear Mountain Resort to Kick-Off SoCal’s Winter Season Thursday December 2nd SoCal’s ski and snowboard season is about to get rolling! Big Bear Mountain Resort (Bear Mountain and Snow Summit) announced yesterday that it would open for the season this Thursday, December 2 for Passholders and on Friday, December 3 for the general public. Bear Mountain will open with access to chairs 9 and 7, and Snow Summit will open with access […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 30, 2021 0 Comments
Bear Mountain, CA Report: Powder in March with Plenty of Untracked Terrain Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Friday, March 12th, 2021 Although Big Bear is typically known for its great terrain park, warm temperatures, and cloudless blue skies, today was a day that was a rare exception to this trend. Over the past 48 hours, Big Bear, including Bear Mountain, has seen a storm roll in, dropping over […] Conditions Report Liam Abbott | March 13, 2021 2 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Mountain High, California Mountain High Resort is located in Wrightwood, California, just an hour and a half from downtown Los Angeles. Mountain High comprises three resorts: The East Resort, The West Resort, and The North Resort. Each has its own purpose of making the resort well rounded. Between these three resorts, there are 290 acres of skiable terrain, 1,600 vertical feet, 14 chairlifts, […] Dominic Gawel | November 30, 2020 0 Comments
Williamson Rock, SoCal Climbing Ban May Be Lifted Now Endangered Frog is Thriving For 13 years, one of Southern California’s premier and most popular climbing destinations, Williamson Rock, located 20 miles northeast of Pasadena in the Angeles National Forest, has been off-limits to climbers. Why, you ask? An endangered amphibian, the diminutive mountain yellow-legged frog, writes Adventure Journal. In recent decades, the frog’s population had dwindled to roughly 100 individuals. As climbers began […] Climbing CragBrains | August 16, 2018 0 Comments
Friday Fun: “Gnar Wars” Star Wars themed snowboarding at Mountain High. Directed by Mike Benson. Starring Casey Wrightsman, Geoff Isringhausen, Cory Whetstone, Nick Sibayan, and Eric Miranda. SnowBrains | September 4, 2015 0 Comments
Historic Swell Rocks Southern California | Photo Tour: The beach cities of southern California are not without crowds during warmer months, however the locals still maintain a small town mentality especially when there is a swell. Immediately walking into the iconic Sugar shack Breakfast joint where many employees are top level surfers you overhear surfers trading shifts, joking about finally getting powerful waves locally. One can only imagine when word of possible super storm […] Surf Guest Author | September 1, 2014 0 Comments
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